Post by catlover429 on Nov 22, 2006 23:28:55 GMT -5
It was late morning at the creek where water ran smooth and fish followed the current. Late morning wasn't the best time to catch the slippery, scaley creatures which lived in the water to be caught by any cat with a swift paw. Swift paw.. Swiftkit, Swiftpaw, Swift.. foot.. Swiftfoot... Springeye smiled slightly, crouched at the creek's edge and staring into its depths. One paw was raised over the running waters, poised for the strike should a shadow come swimming along, unaware of the cat looming nearby. She was at the correct angle so that her shadow fell behind her, leaving no trace that she was there for the fish to see. She was hungy and ready to catch something; a decently accomplished fisher, she might have belonged more in Creekclan due to that ability. But she had come to Tangleclan instead, for reasons she did not quite understand. Instinct, she supposed, staring thoughtfully at the water. It was such thought that nearly lost her a meal; a silvery shadow drifted by. With a barely-contained oath, Springeye tensed, then darted her paw into the water, hooking it with claws extended to bring up the fish, which was wriggling. She tossed it on the ground, and before it could worm its way back into the water, sunk her teeth into it, killing it. Quickly it was devoured, before she turned once more back to the water. Now she needed to catch a fish for the clan she hoped to join, bring them a gift to show she meant no harm, that she in fact meant peace. Once more her paw hovered over the water, once more she determindely fixated her stare on the creek.
It was quite a while this time before a shadow could be seen drifting along. She once more tensed for the strike, once more darted in with extended claws to hook paw and bring it up.. but she came up with nothing. Figuring her luck over with fishing, she rose and turned, padding away from the creek. Ears were perked, she carefully watched her step to not make any noise, nose inhaled any scents. Finally, she heard the song of a thrush, and quietly, lowering herself down in the stalking position, tracked it until she broke through some tall grasses and saw it; in a clearing, digging for bugs. Quietly she stalked, quietly her paws left the ground and softly they set back upon it, as if stepping on eggshells that shouldn't be broken. Close enough, about a foot away, she paused, tensed, then pounced, front paws outstretched.
Springeye pinned the thrush to the ground, and stepped forward, biting swiftly into it's upper chest to kill it. Getting a softer but better grip on it's chest, she rose with it in her mouth and began to pad into the thicker part of the territory, trying to find a camp. Or maybe one of the Tangleclan cats would find her first.
(( OOC// This is basically for her to meet Eaglestar, and get made Deputy. She's already been accepted as such, I just like going through it by roleplay too. P: ))
It was quite a while this time before a shadow could be seen drifting along. She once more tensed for the strike, once more darted in with extended claws to hook paw and bring it up.. but she came up with nothing. Figuring her luck over with fishing, she rose and turned, padding away from the creek. Ears were perked, she carefully watched her step to not make any noise, nose inhaled any scents. Finally, she heard the song of a thrush, and quietly, lowering herself down in the stalking position, tracked it until she broke through some tall grasses and saw it; in a clearing, digging for bugs. Quietly she stalked, quietly her paws left the ground and softly they set back upon it, as if stepping on eggshells that shouldn't be broken. Close enough, about a foot away, she paused, tensed, then pounced, front paws outstretched.
Springeye pinned the thrush to the ground, and stepped forward, biting swiftly into it's upper chest to kill it. Getting a softer but better grip on it's chest, she rose with it in her mouth and began to pad into the thicker part of the territory, trying to find a camp. Or maybe one of the Tangleclan cats would find her first.
(( OOC// This is basically for her to meet Eaglestar, and get made Deputy. She's already been accepted as such, I just like going through it by roleplay too. P: ))